"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Charge on or against ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Theft was charged on (against) him.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Complain to ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.

Idioms:

  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist